FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS, [PART 1] Part 3
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Forward - A permanent product of the 1934 Century of Progress is the renewed confidence and vision which it inspired in the millions of people from all parts of the world who attended it. In 1933 the great exposition looked back on one hundred years of progress. In 1934, its second year, the exhibition looked forward to the future.” View looking down on large revolving globe, zooming in to United States and word “Chicago” - picture divided into three parts of people walking through exposition - view of people walking down The Avenue of Flags - view of parade marching down Avenue of Flags, Scottish band - view of Hall of Religion - view of colonial village, colonial houses, people in costume - costumed people dancing minuet in front of replica of Mount Vernon - view of people walking by huge thermometer - close-up of thermometer - people walking in exposition - view of Paris exhibit, outside representing French steamship, people milling - interior representing Latin Quarter of Paris, people walking down French style street - Goodyear blimp flying over Goodyear building - view inside cabin of blimp, pilots - aerial view of exposition on banks of Lake Michigan, skyline of Chicago in background - view of Travel and Transport building - view of early steam locomotive on display - view of modern streamline train on display - milling crowds - view of street scene in Spanish village exhibit - girls in Spanish dress walking in street - girl aerialist sliding down wire from high flag pole - people walking through exposition - views of village in the Black Forest exhibit - ice skaters performing on ice rink - view of General Motors building - view of Chrysler Motors building - views inside midget village exhibit - car stopping, man opening doors, midgets getting out, very tall boy holding midget in arms - English exhibit, replica of castle - view of English village, people in streets - view of Byrd’s South Pole ship at dock - view of people boarding open air bus - bus moving through exposition grounds - people looking at models of large prehistoric monsters in the Down The Lost River-Through The World A Million Years Ago exhibit - views of federal building - view of different gardens at exposition - view of Italian building - street scene in Italian village exhibit - view of copy of arches in Roman Forum - street scenes in Swiss village exhibit - clock on wall of building - view of tower of sky ride - people getting into elevator - aerial view of exposition from sky ride - people inside sky ride car - aerial views - view from ground of sky ride. [1934]
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